N.Ireland
Local avian influenza restrictions lifted around 2 outbreak farms in NI
Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the local Surveillance Zones around the two commercial poultry farms where Highly Pathogenic...
Avian Influenza
Pig/Poultry
First outbreak of avian influenza confirmed in Wales
The chief veterinary officer for Wales Christianne Glossop has confirmed avian influenza H5N8 in pheasants on Anglesey. A temporary control zone...
N.Ireland
80,000 birds to be culled as H5N8 is confirmed in NI commercial flock
Northern Ireland’s chief vet has confirmed that highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), subtype H5N8 has been found in a poultry flock...
N.Ireland
Temporary Control Zone introduced following second suspected avian influenza outbreak
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer has introduced further heightened biosecurity measures following a second suspected outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza suspected on second NI poultry farm
Cases of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N8) are suspected on a second Northern Ireland poultry farm. It follows the suspicion...
N.Ireland
Bird cull zone introduced in NI following detection of Avian Influenza in commercial flock
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer Dr. Robert Huey has initiated disease control measures, including a bird cull zone, following suspicion...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza housing order to come into force in Northern Ireland
New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the avian influenza prevention zone in Northern Ireland from December...
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza confirmed on poultry farm in south Derbyshire
A strain of highly pathogenic Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in captive birds and poultry at...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone to be declared in Northern Ireland from midnight
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) will come into effect in Nothern Ireland from midnight tonight (December 1). The AIPZ...
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain confirmed on a farm in North Yorkshire
Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain was confirmed at a turkey fattening premises near Northallerton on Saturday, November 28. All...
Pig/Poultry
H5N8 avian influenza confirmed in birds in Gloucestershire
H5N8 avian influenza has been detected in captive birds at a non-poultry premise near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Tests are ongoing...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza detected in wild swan in Northern Ireland
A wild swan found dead at Lough Beg, Co. Derry, has tested positive for avian influenza, Northern Ireland’s Department of...
Pig/Poultry
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared in Great Britain
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across England, Wales and Scotland to mitigate the risk of the...
Pig/Poultry
Further avian influenza cases confirmed in wild birds in England
A further three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in wild birds in Stroud, Gloucestershire, according to the Animal and Plant...
N.Ireland
Britain’s Avian Influenza risk raised to ‘high’ following 2 confirmed cases
The risk level of avian influenza establishing in wild birds in Britain has been raised from ‘medium to ‘high’ following...
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza confirmed in poultry flock of 13,000 in Cheshire
Avian influenza (bird flu) of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed at a premises near Frodsham in Cheshire. Further testing...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry flock slaughtered on Kent farm after suspected case of avian influenza
A poultry farm in Kent has had an entire flock of birds slaughtered after the flock was suspected to have low-pathogenic...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry keepers told to be on alert as avian flu risk upgraded to 'medium'
The chief vets from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England have come together to release a statement about the threat...
